The Government has announced a scheme to allow teachers to buy computers for up to half the asking price.
The Computers for Teachers initiative will run for three years, drawing on a £20 million fund allocated for the purpose.
Almost all Department of Education and Employment (DfEE)-registered teachers in current employment in state-maintained schools in England will qualify for a subsidy - up to a ceiling of £500.
However, the computer systems must be bought from one of a number of accredited suppliers, which include the likes of Tiny, Time and Gateway.
An example of a typical system available under the scheme is the Tiny Education Power System 500. The machine is powered by a 500MHz Celeron processor, has 64Mb of memory, an 8Gb hard disk drive and a 20-speed CD-ROM drive, and sells for £747.
In this instance, Tiny is also throwing in a truckload of educational software - ranging from SAT Maths to GCSE Chemistry.
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